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Health New Drug Trial Shows Promise for Children with Bone Growth Condition
A phase 3 clinical trial of an oral medicine called infigratinib has shown encouraging results for children with achondroplasia, the most…
7 September 2026 -
Health New Leukaemia Treatment Trial Results Published in Major Medical Journal
A clinical trial comparing a newer drug combination with azacitidine alone for acute myeloid leukaemia has been published in the New…
6 September 2026 -
Health Gut Infection Cases at Highest Level in a Decade, Says BMJ
Cases of giardiasis in England have hit a 10-year high, according to the BMJ, raising questions about what is driving the rise and what…
5 September 2026 -
Health Venlafaxine 75mg Tablets Facing UK Supply Shortage Until Later This Year
The Department of Health and Social Care has issued a formal alert warning that venlafaxine 75mg immediate-release tablets — one of the…
5 September 2026 -
Health Morning Cancer Immunotherapy Timing Linked to Better Survival, Study Finds
Patients with cancer who received most of their immunotherapy (a treatment that uses the body’s immune system to fight cancer) earlier in…
4 September 2026 -
Health CAR T-Cell Therapy Shows Early Promise for Rare Nerve and Brain Disorders, Trial Finds
A small but closely watched clinical trial has found that a type of immune cell therapy may help patients with hard-to-treat autoimmune…
4 September 2026 -
Health New Drug Trial Shows Promise for Lung Cancer Patients with Hard-to-Treat Gene Mutation
A phase 1–2 clinical trial of daraxonrasib found that more than 30% of patients with a common lung cancer gene mutation responded to the…
3 September 2026 -
Health Children’s Mental Health A&E Visits Up 36% Since 2019, BMJ Data Show
Nearly 75,500 children attended hospital emergency departments with a mental health concern in 2025, with the steepest rise among children…
2 September 2026 -
Health New Weight-Loss Drug Beats Placebo in Major Clinical Trial
Survodutide, a dual-action obesity drug, produced greater body weight reductions than placebo in a phase 3 trial of adults with obesity who…
2 September 2026 -
Health Transplanted Islet Cells Survive Long Term Without Anti-Rejection Drugs, Study Finds
New research published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that specially engineered donor islet cells — the insulin-producing…
1 September 2026 -
Health New Research Tests Heart Monitor Use After Fainting Episodes
A clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine is examining whether immediate wearable heart monitoring helps doctors…
1 September 2026 -
Health A Doctor Reflects on a Colleague’s Cancer Diagnosis in New Medical Journal Blog Post
The New England Journal of Medicine has published a personal essay by oncologist Don Dizon exploring the emotional impact of cancer…
1 September 2026